Applicator for toilet preparations



April l, 1930. R. H. VAN SANT 1,752,765

APPLICATOR FOR TOILET PREPARATIONS Filed April 5. 1928 lil/m PatentedApr. 1,` 1930 PATENTV OFFICE ROBERT H. VAN SANT,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AIIEIILICATR` FOR TOILET PREPARATIONS Applicationled April 5, 1928. Serial No. 267,575.

This invention relates to applicators of the type used in applyingtoilet preparations and treating the skin; and it has for its principalobject to facilitatethe treatment of shaven and close clipped skin toprevent ingrown hair and other unpleasant consequences of shaving andclipping.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which F ig. 1 is a central vertical section through apackage including the applicator;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the applicator; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the iine 3*?) of Fig. 2.

The package includes a jar 10, a powder puff 11 and a cover 12. The jaris provided with two distinct constrictions at 13 and 14, and betweenthem is a seat 15 with which the marginal portion of the puff 11 isengaged.

The puff is composed of an inner filler 16, a casing 17, and a strap 18.

The filler may be of cotton linters, or other suitable pad-formingmaterial. The casing is made of two discs of terry cloth, Turkishtoweling, or the like, with their edges turned inwardly and stitchedtogether at'19. The strap is made of suitable braid, and its ends arestitched between the inturned edges of the casing.

The terry cloth or the like is characterized by a long nap composed ofuncut loops of yarn, but such a nap can, of course, be created on othermaterial which may be thus made suitable for the present purpose.

A powder puff having a nap formed of loops retains the powder whenapplied thereto, and therefore facilitates the application of the powderto the skin. In rubbing a shaven 0r close clipped skin with such a puit'the loops catch the individual hairs and deposit a small quantity ofpowder between the hair and the epidermis. of the hair to a normalposition and the application of the powder thereto tends to preventingrowing hairs. It also stimulates a healthy circulation and assistsnature in restoring the damage done to the skin in removing the naturalprotecting covering.

Both the pulling A puff made of terry cloth, or the like, is easilywashed or otherwise cleansed, and thus kept ina clean sanitarycondition.

In some instances it will be desirable to increase the stiffness of theapplicator and this may be accomplished by inserting one or more discsof suitable material such as grenadine or Celluloid.

I claim as my invention- 1. An applicator for applying toilet powder toshaven or clipped skin, comprising a pair of superimposed peripherallyconnected layers of woven material having an exterior surface of uncutloops, stidening material between the layers of woven material, paddingbetween the stiifening material and the layers of woven material, and afinger strap arching across one face ofthe device and having its endsinserted between and secured to the layers of woven material.

2. A powder pud provided with an eXterior'nap surface of uncut loopshaving the property of retaining toilet powder applied thereto and ofapplying the retained powder to the skin of a person when used in theordinary manner of using a powder pud, the outer and free closed endportions of said uncut loops also having the property of catching aboutthe free ends of short close cut hairs and pulling them in anoutstanding p0- sition and at the same time depositing retained powderaround the outstanding hairs and upon the skin of the person. Y

In tcstimony'whereof I aflix my signature.

ROBERT VAN SANT.

